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The tourism areas are Door County and, to a lesser extent, the Kettle Moraine. Both are well north of where Foxconn is going to be --- it's much closer to Illin
by nickysielicki 8y ago
The tourism areas are Door County and, to a lesser extent, the Kettle Moraine. Both are well north of where Foxconn is going to be --- it's much closer to Illinois than people are realizing. Racine and Kenosha are not tourist areas.
I grew up around Milwaukee. There are plenty of hot summer days where you'd love to go to Bradford Beach on Lake Michigan, and often it's out of the question because E. Coli levels are too high. We dump raw sewage into the lake. Nobody is concerned about Foxconn pollution.
edit: For the record, I was against this deal as soon as it was announced and still am, but not because of pollution.
- bunderbunder 8y agoI was thinking there of how the area around Racine is starting to attract people from northeastern Illinois who don't want to drive all the way to Door County. Not as big a destination, no, and probably never will be, but it's something.
- nickysielicki 8y agoI think that's fair, if you're coming from Chicago it might be nice to go around that area to get away on a Saturday or something. That being said, it's definitely a developing area and becoming more urban. Oak Creek especially is becoming very nice. In 30 years or so, it would not surprise me if that whole stretch of 94 between Milwaukee and Chicago became urbanized.
- paulie_a 8y agoLast time I drove 94 from Chicago to Milwaukee..it feels like it mostly is already.
- thrmsforbfast 8y agoYeah, this thread is a bit out of date. Those southern counties bring in hundreds of millions through a combination of bedroom households (people who commute into the northern suburbs or into Milwaukee) and tourism. Go take a look in the marinas in the counties between Milwaukee and Chicago. A lot of Big City money floating in those communities (and in condos/houses along the lakeside).